Held on Presidents' Day weekend, from February 16th through the 20th. The proceedings of this Vanderbilt Symposium were published as a book, readable at the Internet Archive.
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The book's editors were Marjorie Senechal and George Fleck. Also included are essays from other contributors:
Reprinted artwork from M. C. Escher appears three times in the book.
Meme by M. Richardson 1 Created 2026-03-24 Updated 2026-03-28
A discursive unit of digital culture.
FEZ by M. Richardson 1 Created 2026-03-24 Updated 2026-03-24
A puzzle-platformer published in 2012.
Carbon 14 by M. Richardson 1 Created 2026-03-23 Updated 2026-03-28
A collection of poems by Ann Deagon, published in 1974 by the University of Massachusetts Press.
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Readable at the Internet Archive. The second poem, Arcadia, is a bit unhinged and the main reason I remember this book.
Man Tree by M. Richardson 1 Created 2026-03-22 Updated 2026-03-26
A pen and bistre drawing by Hieronymus Bosch.
The eggshell tree human creature was also featured in the right-hand panel of Bosch's triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights. This painted version was recreated by M. C. Escher in a lithograph titled "Hell", and by Kentaro Miura in chapter 306 of the manga Berserk.
Figure 2. Source. Another artist's drawing of the character.
Figure 3. Source. 16th century imitation.